Twitter woes; anthem protests and assorted backlashes

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This photo provided by Atlantic Records shows Sevyn Streeter at an arena for an NBA basketball game between the Philadelphia 76ers and Oklahoma City Thunder in Philadelphia on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016. Philadelphia 76ers national anthem singer Streeter said she was told by the team she could not perform because of her "We Matter" jersey. (Sevyn Streeter/Atlantic Records via AP) less

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This photo provided by Atlantic Records shows Sevyn Streeter at an arena for an NBA basketball game between the Philadelphia 76ers and Oklahoma City Thunder in Philadelphia on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016. Philadelphia 76ers national anthem singer Streeter said she was told by the team she could not perform because of her "We Matter" jersey. (Sevyn Streeter/Atlantic Records via AP) less

This photo provided by Atlantic Records shows Sevyn Streeter at an arena for an NBA basketball game between the Philadelphia 76ers and Oklahoma City Thunder in Philadelphia on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016. ... more

Photo: Sevyn Streeter, Associated Press

Twitter woes; anthem protests and assorted backlashes

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In a week when 330 Twitter employees got fired and all the Twitterverse wanted to talk about was the demise of Vine, we also saw even more struggles than usual in the volatile mix of business and politics:

•The Philadelphia 76ers banned Sevyn Streeter from singing the national anthem at Wednesday’s nationally televised game against the Oklahoma City Thunder because she wore a shirt that said “We Matter.” The team apologized after a backlash.

•The Seton Hall Sports Pollfound that 56 percent of respondents cited NFL players’ anthem protests as one possible reason for the declining interest in games this year. Of course, if the NFL banned those protests, it would face a backlash, too.

•The New York Times reported that the CEO of Yuengling, the signature beer in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, faced a backlash when he backedDonald Trump for president. Some people vowed to stop drinking the beer. Then again, Trump supporters vowed to drink more. As if this election wasn’t already driving enough people to drink ...

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